Sleeping pills are linked to a raised risk of death, according to several high-profile news reports in today’s newspapers. Several front page stories have covered the link, reporting a four-fold death risk among users of the drugs...

A study of a new drug for advanced skin cancer has shown it “almost doubles survival times”, BBC News has reported. The drug, called vemurafenib, was tested in a clinical trial that examined its impact...

A daily dose of statins has “been shown to block the growth and spread of tumours”, according to the Daily Express. The newspaper reported that common cholesterol-lowering drugs “could be the key to beating cancer...

“Tamiflu maker accused of secrecy over trial data,” reported The Independent today, while The Daily Telegraph said that scientists challenge Roche, the manufacturer of the antiviral, to “prove Tamiflu works”...